UAE Presents: Blockchain Virtual GovHack

A hackathon highlighting the best and brightest developers and entrepreneurs in blockchain around the globe See Winners & Finalists Below

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Blockchain has changed the way business operates. From fintech to insurance, blockchain is leading the charge in providing safe and secure online transactions and security. But we’ve only just begun understanding its capabilities.

How can it inform and shape the way the public sector operates to change lives for the better?

The UAE government organized the largest virtual blockchain hackathon in history to push the limits of what’s possible using the blockchain. With more than $140,000 USD in prizes, the Blockchain Virtual GovHack is proud to highlight the best and brightest developers, designers and entrepreneurs from this global virtual hackathon.

Third Place

$10,000 USD

Plus an all expenses paid trip for 3 team members to the World Government Summit in Dubai

Grand Prize Winners

1st Place: Project Oaken

IoT blockchain platform for automated M2M transaction

2nd Place: HealthBlocks

The trusted platform for health information exchange

3rd Place: Dubai Land Registry

Digitizing Title Deeds on Blockchain

Top Hackathon Finalists

Learning Machine

Verifiable proof of education and achievement

LiteID

Simple and innovative approach to identity for the developing world

Bitgram SuperIdentity

Service delivery platform that helps the Gov to better deliver services

Wavex

Energy trading platform using blockchain technology

Hypergive

Secure digital food wallets for homeless and hungry people in your community

Team Civic

A self-sovereign verified identity network

Challenges

The Blockchain Virtual GovHack is challenging participants to innovate their public sectors by using blockchain technology to tackle on of the challenges below:

Challenge No.

01. Re-inventing Global Identity

According to the UN, over 3 Billion people in the world lack an official identification. Utilizing blockchain technology to track and manage digital identities provides tremendous opportunities in all societies. From enfranchising a significant portion of the global population and enabling them access to a global financial system, to streamlining fragmented identity systems across the world, the opportunities are significant.

Challenge No.

02. Reducing the Paper Footprint

In the Dubai government alone, there are over 100 million paper transactions and 25 million hours spent annually handing them. As in many sectors, governments utilizing blockchain technology for records and transactions is not only eco-friendly but will vastly improve efficiency and create cost savings.

Challenge No.

03. Fighting Fraud and Proceeds of Crime

Each year, billions of dollars are lost due to online fraud. The transparency of blockchain technology provides an opportunity like never before to track and record transactions that can reduce corruption and prevent cyber-crimes.

Challenge No.

04. The Future of Health

As a significant number of hospitals around the world have transitioned to digital records, blockchain technology provides an opportunity for patients to keep track of their medical history and provides efficiencies to the ‘medical record chain of care’. This present an opportunity to improve the patient care experience and reduce costs.

Challenge No.

05. Building Smart Cities

As much of the world is investing in smart cities, blockchain provides a major opportunity in fiscal transparency, seamless payment transactions, and creating the opportunity for energy and data transfers that have never been possible before, empowering both consumers and energy providers.

We’ve partnered with leading tech experts like Consensys to provide participants with support and educational tools about blockchain technology.

FAQs

Teams can be formed in advance or during the event using the Blockchain Virtual GovHack site, as well as a dedicated Slack channel for the event, and will be comprised of one to five individuals. Existing companies are welcome to join the challenge, as long as your team size is no more than 5.

You may create a totally new solution using Blockchain, or enhance an existing application or technology. If you are adding onto an existing application, you must have integrated Blockchain after the start of the submission period (and may be subject to a code review to confirm).